德州长角牛和南卡罗来纳州Gamecocks分开了SEC常规赛冠军，硬币折腾决定了1号种子

1月12日，德克萨斯州在卫冕全国冠军南卡罗来纳州Gamecocks击败了第一场SEC比赛。

The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team finished the regular season with a 28-2 record, tying the South Carolina Gamecocks for the best mark in the conference.

德克萨斯州长角牛女篮球队以28-2的战绩结束了常规赛，并将南卡罗来纳州的Gamecocks领先，获得了会议中最好的成绩。

Both teams also went 13-0 in SEC play, setting up a unique situation for the conference tournament.

两支球队在SEC比赛中也以13-0取得了比赛，为会议锦标赛设定了独特的情况。

With the shared record and both teams set to be top-four seeds in the upcoming women’s basketball tournament, the SEC had to make a decision on which team would be seeded higher out of necessity.

由于共享记录，并且两支球队都将成为即将举行的女子篮球比赛中的前四名种子，因此SEC不得不决定哪支球队的必要性更高。

The conference leaders arrived at halftime of the matchup between Ole Miss and LSU at the Moody Center in Austin.

会议负责人到达奥斯丁穆迪中心的Ole Miss和LSU之间的比赛半场比赛。

After Texas trounced Florida and South Carolina survived a scare against No. 15 Kentucky, the scene was set for the SEC commissioner to make the decision.

德克萨斯州罢免佛罗里达州和南卡罗来纳州在对肯塔基州15号的恐慌中幸存下来后，SEC专员设定了这一决定。

Coming onstage to thunderous applause, Greg Sankey took on the role of fate, spinning a coin to decide which team would be seeded No. 1.

在舞台上，格雷格·桑基（Greg Sankey）扮演了命运的角色，旋转硬币以决定将哪个球队排名第一。

The decision rested on a coin toss because both teams' records, including their head-to-head matchup, were identical.

该决定依靠硬币折腾，因为两个球队的记录，包括他们的头对决对决，都是相同的。

The Gamecocks got lucky this time, as the Longhorns will enter the conference tournament as the No. 2 seed, while South Carolina will be seeded No. 1.

这次Gamecocks很幸运，因为Longhorns将以2号种子参加会议比赛，而南卡罗来纳州将获得第一名。

The two teams' paths to the Elite Eight will begin on Friday, March 7, in the quarterfinal round of the tournament.

两支球队通往精英八的道路将于3月7日（星期五）在锦标赛的四分之一决赛中开始。

Texas will be kicking off the tournament action at 6 p.m. ET, facing the winner of second round game seven. As the No. 2 seed, the Longhorns will be advancing to the tournament for the first time since 2003.

德克萨斯州将在美国东部时间下午6点开始比赛，面对第二轮比赛的获胜者。作为第二名的种子，Longhorns将自2003年以来首次进入比赛。

Meanwhile, the Gamecocks' first game will commence at noon ET, where they will be confronting the winner of game five.

同时，Gamecocks的第一场比赛将在美国东部时间中午开始，他们将面对第五场比赛的获胜者。

Despite heading to the tournament for the first time, Texas coach Vic Schaefer is no stranger to the environment, having spent eight years at Mississippi State.

尽管这是第一次参加比赛，但得克萨斯州教练维克·谢弗（Vic Sc​​haefer）对环境并不陌生，在密西西比州呆了八年。

Today's shared title marks Schaefer's third SEC regular season win, with the first two taking place in Starkville during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons. Notably, the Bulldogs also won the tournament in 2019.

今天的共同冠军标志着Schaefer的第三次常规赛冠军，前两个是在2017-18和2018-19赛季在Starkville举行的。值得注意的是，斗牛犬也在2019年赢得了比赛。

The first round of the SEC Championship will begin on Monday, March 5.

SEC冠军的第一轮将于3月5日星期一开始。